Unprecedented smoke-related health burden associated with the 2019-20 bushfires in eastern Australia

Nicolas Borchers Arriagada¹, Andrew J Palmer¹, David Mjs Bowman², Geoffrey G Morgan^{3

4}, Bin B Jalaludin^{4

5}, Fay H Johnston^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
² University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
³ University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, NSW.
⁴ Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

Nicolas Borchers Arriagada et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;213(6):282-283.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.50545. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Nicolas Borchers Arriagada¹, Andrew J Palmer¹, David Mjs Bowman², Geoffrey G Morgan^{3

4}, Bin B Jalaludin^{4

5}, Fay H Johnston^{1

2}

¹ Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
² University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
³ University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, NSW.
⁴ Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

Keywords: Air pollutants; Climate change; Mortality.

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